I’m delighted to get the win on the back of what was a very resolute performance. We started really well and they [West Ham] threw everything at us and we had to stand up to that. We went in front and looked very comfortable in the second half. The lads were determind to come through…so over the 90 minutes we certainly deserved the points.

— Owen Coyle praising his team after their 3-1 win against West Ham United / August 21, 2010

I thought it was a fantastic contribution from Kevin Davies, both as striker and captain. Johan [Elmander] has been outstanding in pre-season and scored a good goal against Osasuna in the final friendly. All that was missing from his performance last week was a goal. He scored two today and had an assist in the opener, so I’m delighted to see that he has got his just rewards.

— Owen Coyle praising the performance of captain Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander in their 3-1 victory against West Ham United / August 21, 2010